PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
MARKET NEWS SERVICE
NOVEMBER 7, 1997
CATTLE 6lOO..'.Compared with 6562
head last week and 3983 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday’s sum
mary slaughter steers & heifers un
even, mostly steady to I 00 lower, si
C ows weak to 200 lower, bulls steady to
| 50 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 66 50-71 00, Choice 63 00-
68 75, Select and Low Choice 58 50-
65 00, Select 53 00-63 00, Standard
45 00-55 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice & Prime
58 00-63 00, Choice 55 00-60 00, Se
lect 49 00-56 00, Standard 36 DO
-49 00
HEIFERS Choice 60 75-66 75, Select
52 50-62 00, Standard 45 00-54 00,
few to 35 00
COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial
29 00-41 25 mostly 32 00-39 50, Oil
ier & Boning Utility 26 00-35 00, din
ner and Low Cutter 22 00-30 00, few to
20 00 Shells down to 11 00 BULLS
Yield Grade No 1 1000/2400 lbs
37 00-42 00. No 2 900/2000
lbs 32 00-39 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium &
Large Frame No 1 300/650 lbs 60 00-
77 00, few 600/800 lbs 58 00-73 00,
few Medium & Large Frame No 2
325/850 lbs 44 00-60 00, Large Frame
No 2 325/900 lbs Holsteins 40 GO
-52 00,
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1
270/500 lbs 55 00-70 00. 500/800
lbs 46 00-65 50, Medium & Large
Frame No 2 300/800 lbs 39 00-56 00,
few to 33 00, BULLS Medium & Large
Frame No 1 275/600 lbs 45 00-77 50
mostly 54 00-73 00, Medium & Large
Frame No 2 300/900 lbs 33 00-54 00,
few to 60 00
CALVES 3465 Compared with 3316
head last week and 2389 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady few Choice
SCHEDULE C
(Form 1040)
Ken Doug Andrew Elizabeth
Darlington Snee McLean Andenon
717-733-3532 412-627-5941 FhmdscoSonnen 410-827-5052 410-651-4128
Mike Dixon Fred Dixon
814-684-5707 412-346-3455
150/350 lbs 60.00-75 00, few Good
125/300 lbs 40.00-70.00, Standard and
Good 70/110 lbs. 18.00-35 00, Utility
50/100 lbs 8 00-24.00.
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
very uneven, Holstein heifers steady to
30 00 higher. No I Holstein bulls
90/125 lbs 75 00-110 00, few to
60 00, 75/95 lbs 50 00-80.00, No 2
80/125 lbs 35 00-75 00, few to 30 00,
No 1 Holstein heifers 85/125 lbs
70 00-147.00, No 2 75/125 lbs
50 00-98 00, few to 30 00 Beef cross
bulls and heifers 70/150 lbs 40 00-
118 00, few to 30 00
HOGS 3278 Compared with 2538 head
last week and 3172 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady to weak, sows
mostly steady BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 220/265 lbs 45 00-48 50,
mostly 46 00-47 00, US 1-3 210/270
lbs 44 00-46 00, few US 2-3 220/300
lbs 43 00-45 00 SOWS US 1-3
300/500 lbs 32 00-36 00, 500/700
lbs 35 00-38 00 BOARS 27 00-32 75
FEEDER PIGS 362 Compared with
378 head last-week and 317 head a year
ago Feeder pigs US 1-3 25/50 lbs
20 00-35 00 per head
SHEEP 1691 Compared with 1154
head last week and 928 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs under 80 lbs steady to
10 00 higher, over 80 steady to 10 00
lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 40/60
lbs 110 00-150 00, 55/85 lbs 100 00-
125 00, few to 90 00, 80/130 lbs
90 00-105 00, few to 75 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP' 25 00-50 00
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
505 Compared with 1662 head last
week and 880 head a year ago Feeder
pigs 500 to 20 00 lower US 1-2
30/40 lbs 68 00-80 00, 40/50 lbs
66 00-78 00, few 50/60 lbs 62 00,
Slaughter 26/35 lbs 75 00-110 00,
40/60 lbs 64 00-78 00 per hun
dredweight
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EIGHTY FOUR AUCTION SALES
INC.
EIGHTY FOUR, PA
November 11, 1997
CATTLE 433 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale..cows and bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS - few Select
52 50-54 50, few Standard 45.00-
49 00
LEIFERS Standard 35 00-44 00, few to
30.00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 32 75-36 00, Yield Grade No 4&5
29 00-32 50, Cutter and Boning Utility
27 00-33 00, Canner and Low Cutter
22 00-28 50 Shells down to 14 00
BULLS few Yield Grade No 1
1180/1785 lbs 4100-45 00, No 2
1025/2220 lbs 30 00-38 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium &
Large Frame No I 325/500 lbs 60 00-
73 00, 525/925 lbs 60 50-69 50, Me
dium & Large Frame No 2 315/500 lbs
4100-60 00, 510/995 lbs 40 00-
58 00,
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No I
300/500 lbs 55 00-70 00, 525/750
lbs 57 00-67 00, Medium & Large
Frame No 2 300/500 lbs 37 00-64 00,
520/925 lbs 35 00-50 00,
BULLS Medium & Large Frame No 1
300/675 lbs 55 00-72 00, Medium &
Large Frame No 2 315/1015 lbs 30 00-
54 00
CALVES 188 VEALERS Choice
130/240 lbs 69 00-80 00, Good
155/265 lbs 38 00-47 00, Standard and
Good 90/120 lbs 30 00-36 00, 70/85
lbs 24 00-47 00, Utility 55/85 lbs
11 00-20.00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90/125
lbs 72 00-108 00 mostly 80 00-97 50
No 2 80/115 lbs 32 00-75 00, few No
I Holstein heifers 90/100 lbs 95 00
125 00, few No 2 85/115 lbs 37 50-
75 00, few No 2 85/115 lbs 37 50-
85 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers
80/110 lbs 40 00-92 50, 190/285 lbs
40 00-70 00
Frank Hunter Mike Fullam
716-595-3954 717-966-9202
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HOGS 47. .BARROWS AND GILTS US
1-3 215/255 lbs 44 00-51.00, one lot
54 50, US 2-3 275/345 lbs. 38.00-
41 00
SOWS - US 1-3 290/725 lbs 33.00-
35 50
BOARS one 460 lbs @3l 00
FEEDER PIGS 25 US 1-3 20/65 lbs
17 00-37 00 per head
SHEEP 90 Slaughter lambs steady to
5 00 lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and
Prime 105/135 lbs 75 00-81 00,
Choice 50/75 lbs 78 00-100 00,
80/100 lbs 72 00-93 00, Good and
Choice 35/100 lbs 50 00-75 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 26 00-41 00
GOATS 12 Large Billies 100/160 lbs
35 00-47 00 percwt Medium
.33 00-4.3 00, Medium Nannies 21 00
34 00 per head
MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
November 11, 1997
CATTLE 490 [SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION] Compared with last week’s
sale si steers steady to 150 higher,
cows active I 50 to 300 higher, si
heifers steady to 1 00 higher
STEERS High Choice and Prime
1200/1400 lbs 64 00-69 00, Choice
1150/1300 lbs 62 00-67 25, Select
45 25-58 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
1400/1650 lbs 58 00-64 00, Choice
1200/1350 lbs 68 50-63 00, Select
44 50-52 50
HEIFERS High Choice and Prime
1150/1325 lbs 65 50-67 75, Choice
1090/1250 lbs 61 50-64 00, Select
42 00-57 00, Standard 37 50-48 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 30 25-37 00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 32 00-39 00, Canner and Low
Cutter 23 25-29 00 Shells down to
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32.00-37.00
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS- Medium &
Large Frame No 1 500/700 lbs 63 00-
75 00, 350/500 lbs 45 00-61 00.
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1
450/600 lbs 68 00, Small & Medium
Frame No 1 325/550 lbs 38 00-55 00,
BULLS Medium & Large Frame No I
450/600 lbs 48 00-70 00, one @
73 00
CALVES 127 VEALERS Standard and
Good 75/115 lbs 20 00-35 00, Utility
50/80 lbs 5 00-16 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90/120 lbs 90 00-107 00, No 2
80/130 lbs 40 00-80 00. one No 1
Holstein heifer 100 lbs @ 120 00, No
2 90/110 lbs 80 00-120 00
Beef cross bulls and heifers 90/105 lbs
80 00-105 00
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US 1-3 230/250 lbs
47 00, US 2-3 42 25-45 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
SHEEP 10 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Few
Choice 80/90 lbs 70 00-74 00, few
90/100 lbs 75 00
GOATS I One Medium @ 33 00
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Bureau of Market Development, Penn
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